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Emily Berger lives and works in Brooklyn. In her modest scale paintings and works on paper, she employs the most direct means to explore nuances of surface, movement and color. Layering and scraping, working wet and dry, thin and thick, she infuses each piece with concentrated emotional resonances that are like waves of sound, cycles of thought, visible histories. Her ability to sustain focused intensity within her simple program of horizontal striations has created a body of varied, deeply felt and starkly beautiful works.